tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post8106317992524808925..comments2016-12-07T18:51:55.539-08:00Comments on Ancestral Discoveries: Predictions for Season Three of "Who Do You Think You Are?"Janice Sellershttps://plus.google.com/109516361718500924153noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-47823032068060385292012-05-12T20:26:12.788-07:002012-05-12T20:26:12.788-07:00Thank you for posting. I agree also, but it&#39;s...Thank you for posting. I agree also, but it&#39;s unfortunate that such a topic is still considered easy fodder for the media.Janice Sellershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-48134002858296266512012-05-12T19:59:45.517-07:002012-05-12T19:59:45.517-07:00Agreed, because I&#39;m black and the descendant o...Agreed, because I&#39;m black and the descendant of a slave-owner......a white one though.<br />There were also blacks that owned other slaves for VARIOUS reasons, so no one should feel the need to apologize.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-16842373393841669112012-04-01T21:51:18.354-07:002012-04-01T21:51:18.354-07:00That&#39;s because programs like this look for sou...That&#39;s because programs like this look for sound bites, not in-depth information. We always need to keep in mind that this is primarily entertainment, not educational (unfortunately).Janice M. Sellershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-18597650529269671632012-04-01T11:30:21.686-07:002012-04-01T11:30:21.686-07:00I know the issue of slavery is painful for African...I know the issue of slavery is painful for African Americans and an unfortunate part of this country&#39;s history. However, it&#39;s getting to be annoying when they find a descendant of slave-owners and put them on the spot to apologize for it. Their descendents had nothing to do with it and don&#39;t even know about it. My ancestors were poor and didn&#39;t own slaves, but I could have easily Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-26613917429314650462012-01-16T21:29:50.248-08:002012-01-16T21:29:50.248-08:00Based on what you&#39;ve said, it does make sense ...Based on what you&#39;ve said, it does make sense that Rashida Jones will be going to Cameroon, which could screw up my prediction of her episode dealing with Jewish ancestry. We&#39;ll have to see what happens with that.<br /><br />Paula Deen is the only Southerner in the list, and there is a dearth of personal information about her online, so I have no idea where her roots were. But somethingJanice M. Sellershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-9751805120638296312012-01-16T11:28:06.744-08:002012-01-16T11:28:06.744-08:00Great post, as always. The episode about Rashida ...Great post, as always. The episode about Rashida Jones is most likely going to be the one that takes us to Cameroon. I say this because her father, Quincy Jones, has Cameroonian DNA and was supposed to be on my recent trip to Cameroon via the Ancestry Reconnection Program. It wouldn&#39;t surprise me if &quot;Who Do You Think You Are&quot; superseded our trip by taking them on a trip of their Nickahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18444647075017415778noreply@blogger.com